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Of the 118 Tory MPs who voted it down two weeks ago, only 20 initially objected to the Withdrawal Agreement solely on the basis of the backstop.

Most instead complained about how the deal would make the UK a rule-taker, didn’t match the promises of the referendum, or said the “divorce bill” was too high.

Pro-EU Tory MP Anna Soubry added: “What last night’s votes confirmed is that there is no majority for either a ‘no deal’ Brexit or for the Prime Minister’s original plan – which even Theresa May herself now does not support”.

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Former Tory leader Iain Duncan-Smith said the U-turn was 'absurd'Credit: AFP